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republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to qualifications but because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve herein. take the nomination of richard cordray to lead the financial protection bureau. there was no doubt about his ability to do the job. but the consumer financial protection bureau, the brainchild of elizabeth warren went for more than two years without a leader because republicans refused to accept the law of the land. they wanted to bring back a lot of protects consumers from the greed of wall street. you don't have to like the laws of the land, but you do have to respect those laws and acknowledge them and abide by them. similar obstruction continued unabated for seven more months until democrats threatened to you don't have to like the laws of the land, but you do have to respect those laws and acknowledge them and abide by them. similar obstruction continued unabated for seven more months until democrats threatened to change senate rules to allow up or down votes on executive nomination
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caller: i want to say this obama nominated chuck hagel to become secretary of defense, and although he party, thehis own republican party, voted against him. i would also like to say the hatred among some of the republican party members is an indication of the hatred in america in general. in alexandria, virginia. democratic caller. agree with a few of the previous colors -- callers. the last callers and the one before. feeling that in , when all the technology and everything -- america needs to relax and understand that president obama is trying to do something for the country, and everything he tries to do is thwarted by the republicans. in a few years time, it will look bad for them. have continued this process since clinton. they are apparently on steroids because of the technology. host: we are talking about your top six for new story of the year in 2013. here is the pew research center at with 13 data milestones. 51% of the public now favors same-sex marriage, while 42% are opposed. number two, a majority of americans now favor legalizing the use of marijuana. number three, a maj
caller: i want to say this obama nominated chuck hagel to become secretary of defense, and although he party, thehis own republican party, voted against him. i would also like to say the hatred among some of the republican party members is an indication of the hatred in america in general. in alexandria, virginia. democratic caller. agree with a few of the previous colors -- callers. the last callers and the one before. feeling that in , when all the technology and everything -- america needs...
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republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to qualifications but because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve. here in take the nomination of richard cordray to read the -- lead the financial protection bureau. there was no doubt about his ability to do the job. but the consumer financial protection bureau, the brainchild of elizabeth warren went for more than two years without a leader because republicans refused to accept the law of the land. they wanted to bring back a lot of protects consumers from the greed of wall street. you don't have to like the laws of the land, but you do have to respect those laws and acknowledge them and abide by them. similar obstruction continued unabated for seven more months until democrats threatened to change senate rules to allow up or down votes on executive nominations. in july, after dozens of executive nominees, republicans promised they would end the unprecedented obstruction. one look at the executive calendar shows that nothing has changed since july. they hav
republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to qualifications but because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve. here in take the nomination of richard cordray to read the -- lead the financial protection bureau. there was no doubt about his ability to do the job. but the consumer financial protection bureau, the brainchild of elizabeth warren went for more than two years without a leader because republicans...
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that's what secretary hagel was trying to do. seizing what is doing what on the ground. not only planning for geneva. i'm skeptical it will succeed. you need a sense of the ground game and connection to the powers on the ground. the balance of porn the ground. third, i wouldn't not leave egypt off the map. egypt is the larkest country in the middle east. my most recent report studied it with michael hannah on this. again, enelliot and i have worked on jipt a lot. nay be faking lessons learned to get the saudis to recognize that simply continuing the regime on energy you have for the population. continuing to throw little bone in term of political reform are not likely to sustain your own position. that some sort of pragmatic opening up. the elevation of the testimony and humanitarian rights agenda in a way not counter productive. i would have as part of the discussion. we want to build a partnership. we've one one for awhile. the main point i would say is the most solid partnership we have are not only with those countries we share strategic interests but also have a gre
that's what secretary hagel was trying to do. seizing what is doing what on the ground. not only planning for geneva. i'm skeptical it will succeed. you need a sense of the ground game and connection to the powers on the ground. the balance of porn the ground. third, i wouldn't not leave egypt off the map. egypt is the larkest country in the middle east. my most recent report studied it with michael hannah on this. again, enelliot and i have worked on jipt a lot. nay be faking lessons learned...
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a pentagon statement says hagel offered his condolences for victims of the rash of bombings there, one friday, one sunday, one just this morning, and he also offered u.s. assistance to investigate those incidents. >>> in four months, at least one rocket-fired from lebanon hit northern israeli on friday. no injuries are reported on either side. it was not immediately clear who fired the rockets but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu blamed hezbollah for that strike. >>> john kerry is head to go middle east the middle east region to push for peace. he is expected to travel to jerusalem and ramallah on new year's day. on his agenda including discussions with israeli prime minister benefiting anyone netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas. >>> senator ted cruz says he doesn't want to be from canada any more. he has hired a lawyer to renounce his canadian sit sinship. he didn't royal he had dual citizenship until a dallas paper raised the issue. >>> a voluemergency shelters we up for the people who lived within two miles of that volucao but no reports of any injury. >>> a s
a pentagon statement says hagel offered his condolences for victims of the rash of bombings there, one friday, one sunday, one just this morning, and he also offered u.s. assistance to investigate those incidents. >>> in four months, at least one rocket-fired from lebanon hit northern israeli on friday. no injuries are reported on either side. it was not immediately clear who fired the rockets but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu blamed hezbollah for that strike. >>>...
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if you read secretary hagel speech, it is quite clear there is no other military force. i see no sign of retreat of the u.s. in the region. also, there's been talk about major shift here. i would say that this is probably more modest than has been portrayed when you look at not only the fact that the security threats that iran presents, their support for terrorist rips and other things, the fact we've been there for decades in the region, i don't see us retreating in any way. if we were going to do that, we might have done that in by rain bahrain. even if dealing with the sanctions on iran, and made interesting points, there is no naivete about that, that will still remain in place because of iran's ballistic missiles program and support for terror and is asians. just my cold calculus, i don't think this debt represents anything but an attempt at diplomacy. >> i think if you go back to 2009, president comes office wishing to engage. the theory that part of the problem with countries like serious and iran was the bush administration, or bush policy. that he could not do b
if you read secretary hagel speech, it is quite clear there is no other military force. i see no sign of retreat of the u.s. in the region. also, there's been talk about major shift here. i would say that this is probably more modest than has been portrayed when you look at not only the fact that the security threats that iran presents, their support for terrorist rips and other things, the fact we've been there for decades in the region, i don't see us retreating in any way. if we were going...
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we are trying this but we are still dealing with the security footprint and that is what secretary hagel did. second assessing who is doing what on the ground. not only planning for geneva ii and again i'm skeptical but you need a sense of the ground game and a connection to the powers on the ground, the balance of power in the ground. third i would not leave egypt off the map. egypt is the largest country in the middle east is the most recent report by michael hanna. elliott and i have worked with egypt and we have slight tactical difference differences but the fight in the struggle for egypt is moving in a direction that is very worrisome. i would keep that on the agenda and having been more constructive the last thing i would say in all fronts and lessons learned from the last 10 years getting the saudi's to recognize that simply continuing the subsidies regime, continuing to throw little boats in terms of political reform are not likely to sustain your own position. some sort of pragmatic opening up of the elevation of democracy and human rights agenda in a way that's not counterprod
we are trying this but we are still dealing with the security footprint and that is what secretary hagel did. second assessing who is doing what on the ground. not only planning for geneva ii and again i'm skeptical but you need a sense of the ground game and a connection to the powers on the ground, the balance of power in the ground. third i would not leave egypt off the map. egypt is the largest country in the middle east is the most recent report by michael hanna. elliott and i have worked...
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again, you ask them if they've accepted this interim agreement and whether they've accepted secretary hagel's recent visit to the region, i think strip away all of the rhetoric, you'll see there's a pragmatism that's there. syria, big divide. and i hope we talk a lot about that. egypt, again, serious differences, but i think can be navigated which is where i'll close. i think despite sort of the tensions, i think there's common interests. i think a divergence of values, which i agree with elliott here, we need to talk about. but if i had one advice for this current administration, what i hear quite a lot when i'm in the region is that there's nobody they perceive inside the obama white house or the administration as their go-to person. somebody that they can talk to. again, not because we love them and share their values, but in terms of effectively advancing our policy interests. that would be one recommendation of they want somebody that they can talk to and listen to. and i think in some ways their public statements are a reelection of their -- reflection of their own ineffectiveness of th
again, you ask them if they've accepted this interim agreement and whether they've accepted secretary hagel's recent visit to the region, i think strip away all of the rhetoric, you'll see there's a pragmatism that's there. syria, big divide. and i hope we talk a lot about that. egypt, again, serious differences, but i think can be navigated which is where i'll close. i think despite sort of the tensions, i think there's common interests. i think a divergence of values, which i agree with...
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that is what secretary hagel was trying to do. second, syria, assessing who is doing what on the ground. not only planning for geneva ii, but i'm skeptical it will succeed but you need a connection to the ground game for the balanced powers on the ground. third i would not leave egypt off the map. egypt is the largest country in the middle east, my most recent report with michael hannah on this, and again elliot and i worked on egypt quite a lot. we may still have tactical differences the fight and struggle for egypt is moving in direction that is very worrisome and the saudis have a role. he keep them on the agenda to be more constructive. i say on all fronts and again taking some lessons learned from last 10 years of attempts to get the saudis to recognize that simply continuing the subsidies regime on energy that you have for our own population, continuing to throw little bones in terms of political reform are not likely to sustain your own position. that some sort of pragmatic opening up, the elevation of the democracy of huma
that is what secretary hagel was trying to do. second, syria, assessing who is doing what on the ground. not only planning for geneva ii, but i'm skeptical it will succeed but you need a connection to the ground game for the balanced powers on the ground. third i would not leave egypt off the map. egypt is the largest country in the middle east, my most recent report with michael hannah on this, and again elliot and i worked on egypt quite a lot. we may still have tactical differences the fight...
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and there is, you know, the money that you are talking about, that hagel was jumping up and down over is about 20 billion. that's a lot of money. but it's really a drop in the budget bucket if you will. and there are other places to get the money. okay. there is a $400 billion welfare slils of the budget. even in this bill that they signed yesterday, they cut the veterans' pensions but they left $4.2 billion for illegal alien tax credits? i mean, how does that make sense? foreign aid, $50 billion the country like afghanistan, egypt, pakistan, you know, that's money that could be switched to different pots and paid this bill if they are really serious about balancing the budget. not veterans' pensions. >> yeah, dan, that's all great points. our veterans getting a pay cut this year and then still all of those other expenses continuing to be spent. thank you very much. dan, for your time this morning. >> it's my pleasure, thanks for having me back. >> again, can you understand his concern. >> of course. >> why he is irate about that. because, look, it's deplorable that some of our member
and there is, you know, the money that you are talking about, that hagel was jumping up and down over is about 20 billion. that's a lot of money. but it's really a drop in the budget bucket if you will. and there are other places to get the money. okay. there is a $400 billion welfare slils of the budget. even in this bill that they signed yesterday, they cut the veterans' pensions but they left $4.2 billion for illegal alien tax credits? i mean, how does that make sense? foreign aid, $50...
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republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to qualifications but because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve here in take the nomination of richard cordray to read the -- lead the financial protection bureau. there was no doubt about his ability to do the job. but the consumer financial protection bureau, the brainchild of elizabeth warren went for more than two years without a leader because republicans refused to accept the law of the land. they wanted to bring back a lot -- law that protects consumers from the greed of wall street. you don't have to like the laws of the land, but you do have to respect those laws and acknowledge them and abide by them. similar obstruction continued unabated for seven more months until democrats threatened to change senate rules to allow up or down votes on executive nominations. in july, after dozens of executive nominees, republicans promised they would end the unprecedented obstruction. one look at the executive calendar shows that nothing has changed since july.
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senator, a decorated war hero, having saved his brother's life in vietnam, defense secretary chuck hagel's nomination was pending in the senate for a record 34 days, more than three times the previous average of a secretary of defense. remember, mr. president, our country was at war. republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to the qualifications, but simply because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve. take the nomination of richard cordray to lead the consumer financial protection bureau. there was no doubt about his ability to do the job. but the consumer financial protection bureau, the brainchild of elizabeth warren, went for more than two years without a leader because republicans refused to accept the law of the land, because they wanted to roll back a law that protects consumers from the greed of wall street. so i say to my republican colleagues, you don't have to like the laws of the land, but you do have to respect those laws and acknowledge them and abide by them. similar obstruction continu
senator, a decorated war hero, having saved his brother's life in vietnam, defense secretary chuck hagel's nomination was pending in the senate for a record 34 days, more than three times the previous average of a secretary of defense. remember, mr. president, our country was at war. republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to the qualifications, but simply because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve....
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if you read secretary hagel speech, it is quite clear there is no other military force. i see no sign of retreat of the u.s. in the region. also, there's been talk about major shift here. i would say that this is probably more modest than has been portrayed when you look at not only the fact that the security threats that iran presents, their support for terrorist rips and other things, the fact we've been there for decades in the region, i don't see us retreating in any way. if we were going to do that, we might have done that in bahrain or other places if we wanted to make that a clear issue. even if dealing with the sanctions on iran, and made nteresting points, there is no naivety about that. that will still remain in place because of iran's ballistic missiles program and support for terror and is asians. just my cold calculus, i don't think this debt represents anything but an attempt at diplomacy. >> and what is the purpose of the interim agreement we spoke about before? >> i think if you go back to 2009, president comes office wishing to engage. the theory that pa
if you read secretary hagel speech, it is quite clear there is no other military force. i see no sign of retreat of the u.s. in the region. also, there's been talk about major shift here. i would say that this is probably more modest than has been portrayed when you look at not only the fact that the security threats that iran presents, their support for terrorist rips and other things, the fact we've been there for decades in the region, i don't see us retreating in any way. if we were going...
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tribute to those enlargements at our annual awards where we will be honoring secretary of defense chuck hagel, the eu commission president, and others. recent events in the ukraine have underscored how far we remain from president george h.w. bush's dream of a europe whole and free, one that ultimately could embrace russia and its closest neighbors, former elements of the soviet union, in one form or another. one of the best forms was the eastern partnership agreement of the european union. the latest news from the region underscores further that the future is unlikely to be determined by tanks and troops in this new era of global competition that we have entered. russian president vladimir putin on tuesday said he had agreed to loan ukraine $15 billion and cut the price of critical natural gas supplies. ukraine's prime minister called the deal historic. in brussels, a draft eu document indicated ukraine could have gained even more from the west but with different conditions and perhaps not as plainly put. had it signed the eu pact, it might have had $26 billion in loans and grants from the e
tribute to those enlargements at our annual awards where we will be honoring secretary of defense chuck hagel, the eu commission president, and others. recent events in the ukraine have underscored how far we remain from president george h.w. bush's dream of a europe whole and free, one that ultimately could embrace russia and its closest neighbors, former elements of the soviet union, in one form or another. one of the best forms was the eastern partnership agreement of the european union. the...
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so, we are told that defense secretary, chuck hagel, general dempsey, all talking about this to come up with a plan about what to do next on how to get those american civilians out of there. they can't take them out by road, it's too dangerous right now. >> barbara, what was the situation that led to this evacuation of americans? we mentioned that, you know, attempted coup, but is that it or is there something else? >> well, once this attempted coup happened, basically what you had was contingent infactions of going against each other, ethnic warfare. once again, it's a part of africa that suffered from genocide in the past and the fighting has only, especially around here, grown more violent, more dangerous, more simply unbearable in the last several days when the rebels took this town. the u.s. sent an envoy to sudan to try to talk to them about all of this. but, unless the violence eases and the people there who are trapped can get some aid and assistance, it's hard to see where this all ends. fred? >> barbara starr, thanks so much from washington. americans and other aid workers
so, we are told that defense secretary, chuck hagel, general dempsey, all talking about this to come up with a plan about what to do next on how to get those american civilians out of there. they can't take them out by road, it's too dangerous right now. >> barbara, what was the situation that led to this evacuation of americans? we mentioned that, you know, attempted coup, but is that it or is there something else? >> well, once this attempted coup happened, basically what you had...
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chuck hagel was talking about the commitment of service members. >> we have a responsibility to all those who serve in afghanistan today. and all who have sacrificed there for more than 12 years. especially those who gave their lives and limbs. and their families. >> you know, the title of your book is "thank you for your service." you spent 18 months from soldiers once they came back from overseas, back from the war zone and jumping off from the defense secretary's comments there, are we doing what needs to be done to thank them by taking care of them when they get back? >> yeah, we'll find out, right? before the 18 months i spent living with families trying to recover from these wars, i spent a year embedded with an infantry batallion. this was a batallion that got banged up pretty badly. when they came home, as war does, there had been a lot of psychological issues to deal with. and i know from the 18 months i spent with those families, that it's, obviously it's a long road back and it's not easy and we can sit here on this nice weekend before christmas and think that these wars are wi
chuck hagel was talking about the commitment of service members. >> we have a responsibility to all those who serve in afghanistan today. and all who have sacrificed there for more than 12 years. especially those who gave their lives and limbs. and their families. >> you know, the title of your book is "thank you for your service." you spent 18 months from soldiers once they came back from overseas, back from the war zone and jumping off from the defense secretary's...
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enlargements at our annual awards dinner on april 30th, where we'll be honoring secretary of defense, chuck hagel, eu commission president, barosso, among others. recent events in ukraine have underscoredded how far we remain from george h.w. bush's dream of a europe whole and free. one that ultimately could embrace russia and its closest neighbors, former elements of the receive it union in one form or another, and one of the best forms was the eastern partnership agreement of the european union. the latest news from the region underscores further that the future is unlikely to be determined by tanks and troops in this new era of global competition that we have entered. russian president vladimir putin on tuesday said he agreed to loan ukraine $15 billion and cut the price of critical natural gas supplies. ukraine's prime minister called the deal historic. in brussels, the draft eu document reported by "the wall street journal" indicated ukraine could have gained more from the west though with different conditions and perhaps not as plainly put. had it signed the eu pact it might have had $26 bi
enlargements at our annual awards dinner on april 30th, where we'll be honoring secretary of defense, chuck hagel, eu commission president, barosso, among others. recent events in ukraine have underscoredded how far we remain from george h.w. bush's dream of a europe whole and free. one that ultimately could embrace russia and its closest neighbors, former elements of the receive it union in one form or another, and one of the best forms was the eastern partnership agreement of the european...
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earlier this week secretary hagel addressed the distinction. >> that fives more flexibility to the president, all of us on this issue. we would anticipate to continue this of transferring these detainees and i think we're making good progress toward that. toward that objective. >> reporter: in a statement released late last night, shortly after the senate vote the aclu said, quote, there has been a sea change on the guantanamo issue both in congress and at the white house. there is now reason to hope that the job of closing guantanamo and ending indefinite detention can get done. now the biggest obstacle remaining are the 90 detainees from yemen. a year ago it seemed possible to send them back to the home country because the country was stable but that is really no longer the case. of course yemen is the home of the most active and lethal of al qaeda affiliates, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. jenna. jenna: so important to remember that. the catherine, thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. gregg: days before christmas target shoppers are seeing red big-time after the retail giant admits
earlier this week secretary hagel addressed the distinction. >> that fives more flexibility to the president, all of us on this issue. we would anticipate to continue this of transferring these detainees and i think we're making good progress toward that. toward that objective. >> reporter: in a statement released late last night, shortly after the senate vote the aclu said, quote, there has been a sea change on the guantanamo issue both in congress and at the white house. there is...
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defense secretary chuck hagel says this legislation offers officials more flexibility. >> we would anticipate to continue this effort of transferring these detainees, and i think we're making good progress toward that. that objective. >> reporter: the deal lifts previous restrictions on transferring detainees to countries that are declared state respond sponsors of terrorism as long as the administration determines it is this the national security interests of the u.s. six have been transferred out this month, two just yesterday. bill: not without debate, elizabeth. any chance a detainee comes to u.s. soil? >> reporter: absolutely not. the senate version did include a piece which lifts restriction on the transfer of detainees to u.s. soil for trial, but that didn't make it into the final version of the bill. while this does show the government is a step closer to closing can tan mow -- gone tan mow, it doesn't mean it's going to happen anytime soon, but the president remains committed to closing the detention center. bill: elizabeth elizabeth prann live there in washington. martha: the presid
defense secretary chuck hagel says this legislation offers officials more flexibility. >> we would anticipate to continue this effort of transferring these detainees, and i think we're making good progress toward that. that objective. >> reporter: the deal lifts previous restrictions on transferring detainees to countries that are declared state respond sponsors of terrorism as long as the administration determines it is this the national security interests of the u.s. six have been...
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we'll indeed have a tribute at our annual a wards dinner where we'll honor chuck hagel, eu commission president among others. recent events in the ukraine have underscored how far we remain of bush's dream of a europe whole interest free, one that ultimately could embrace russia and closest neighbors, former elements of the soviet union in one form or another. one of the best forms was the eastern partnership agreement of the european union. the latest news shows it's you think likely by tanks and troops in the era we have interested. vladimir putin tuesday said he agreed to loan ukraine $15 billion and cut the price of critical natural gas supplies. ukraine called the deal historic. a document reported by the wall street journal indicated ukraine could have gained more from the west with different conditions and not as plainly put. had it signed the pact, it might have had $26 billion of loans and grants from the eu over the next seven years. and if it also agreed to imf package. while the you crane pivots eastward, hundreds of thousands ukraines pivot westward standing in protest fo
we'll indeed have a tribute at our annual a wards dinner where we'll honor chuck hagel, eu commission president among others. recent events in the ukraine have underscored how far we remain of bush's dream of a europe whole interest free, one that ultimately could embrace russia and closest neighbors, former elements of the soviet union in one form or another. one of the best forms was the eastern partnership agreement of the european union. the latest news shows it's you think likely by tanks...
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then a pentagon briefing with defense secretary chuck hagel. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> florence harding once said she had only one real hobby. warren harding. she was a significant force in er husband's presidency. despite many struggles including her own poor health, flarns harding set many precedents that would help define the role of the modern first lady. good evening. tonight we are going to tell you the story of florence harding, who has been neglected and derided throughout history. in her time, the hardings came in as very popular people. we are going to learn about her and her husband's time in office and her interesting story not many people know. let me introduce you to our guests. katherine sibley is a history professor at st. joseph college. her book is called "first lady florence harding: behind the tragedy and controversy." thank you for being here. david pietrusza is a guest as well. he's author of many books including "1920: the year of th
then a pentagon briefing with defense secretary chuck hagel. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> florence harding once said she had only one real hobby. warren harding. she was a significant force in er husband's presidency. despite many struggles including her own poor health, flarns harding set many precedents that would help define the role of the modern first lady. good evening. tonight we are going to...
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there have been meetings about it throughout the day, even defense secretary chuck hagel, very aware of the uncertainty of this situation, and looking for answers about what happened. but the bottom line here, of course, is for six u.s. military families, this tragic news comes at the holiday season. there are still 42,000 u.s. troops serving in afghanistan. for them, the war is not winding down. >> do we know what their mission was, those six troops who were killed in that helicopter? >> reporter: well, this was in southern afghanistan, which is an area where troops move around frequently. sometimes they are on counterterrorism raids looking for specific targets. sometimes they are moving around to get into location and position to help afghan forces. so far, no word tonight on exactly what this helicopter was doing. >> barbara, thank you. we are also following another breaking news development right now. >>> wildfire burning out of control along one of california's most scenic stretches of coast. it's already charred hundreds of acres, destroyed multiple homes, forcing residents to
there have been meetings about it throughout the day, even defense secretary chuck hagel, very aware of the uncertainty of this situation, and looking for answers about what happened. but the bottom line here, of course, is for six u.s. military families, this tragic news comes at the holiday season. there are still 42,000 u.s. troops serving in afghanistan. for them, the war is not winding down. >> do we know what their mission was, those six troops who were killed in that helicopter?...
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we've heard from secretary of defense hagel and chairman dempsey u i am pleased that the chairman of the armed phs is where i serve, senator levin, has signaled his intention. i am also disappointed that new federal employees will be targeted for increased pension contributions. we've now increased those contributions in a tier level for new employees twice in the last three years. but again, while that compromise is challenging for those newly hired federal imleerks the alternative is nor challenging because we can't keep going through the uncertainty of shutdowns or furloughs. it wouldn't be fair to those employees to do that. so again we've replaced a portion of the nonstrategic cuts. that's the way we should go going afford. i'll continue to work to get rid of the rest of sequestration and replace them with similar targeted strategies a. for those reasons, madam president, i urge my colleagues to support this deal. while i wouldn't agree with all items of it, that's like any compromise i've ever engaged inn iinin my life. you have to give and expect the others to give as well. th
we've heard from secretary of defense hagel and chairman dempsey u i am pleased that the chairman of the armed phs is where i serve, senator levin, has signaled his intention. i am also disappointed that new federal employees will be targeted for increased pension contributions. we've now increased those contributions in a tier level for new employees twice in the last three years. but again, while that compromise is challenging for those newly hired federal imleerks the alternative is nor...
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chuck hagel is that defense. john kerry is at state. >> that is where we started. we started on asia and the notion that the united states is balancing more in asia. their focus much more on the middle east. >> because of the rivalries of these people? >> israel-palestine, to say the obama is the first in driving the policy and that therefore that is why we are now doing this we were before is not true. that was senator kerry deciding when he came in as secretary of state this is what he wanted to prioritize break obama said ok. obama is not the guy driving american foreign-policy. he deftly will veto stuff he doesn't like. there is no question. he definitely is verse two things that will get them stuck. that is different from setting strategy. if you ask me now do i believe the united states of america has a coherent foreign-policy strategy that is able to articulate, and we have historically, the answer is no. there are many reasons for that, which are justifiable and legitimate. some are structural and global. that is the case. if you ask me do i believe that th
chuck hagel is that defense. john kerry is at state. >> that is where we started. we started on asia and the notion that the united states is balancing more in asia. their focus much more on the middle east. >> because of the rivalries of these people? >> israel-palestine, to say the obama is the first in driving the policy and that therefore that is why we are now doing this we were before is not true. that was senator kerry deciding when he came in as secretary of state this...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel directed the chief of the national guard bureau to work with states to provide id cards to spouses regardless of their sexual orientation. the department changed their policy in september following the supreme court's ruling on the defense of marriage act. but some republican governors did not fully supply. >>> a texas judge is facing growing public pressure to resign after making a controversial ruling. on tuesday, judge jean boyd sentenced 16-year-old ethan couch to rehab and ten years of probation. couch, the teenager, admitted to driving drunk and killing four people on a texas road back in june. prosecutors wanted the maximum of 20 years in state custody. but the defense argued that couch suffered from affluenza, essentially meaning he's so rich, he didn't know any better. can you be too rich to be guilty? lisa bloom is an nbc news legal analyst. lisa, we should probably first let folks know what the term affluenza means. according to the oxford dictionary, here's the deflection. a psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people s
secretary of defense chuck hagel directed the chief of the national guard bureau to work with states to provide id cards to spouses regardless of their sexual orientation. the department changed their policy in september following the supreme court's ruling on the defense of marriage act. but some republican governors did not fully supply. >>> a texas judge is facing growing public pressure to resign after making a controversial ruling. on tuesday, judge jean boyd sentenced 16-year-old...
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hagel said u.s. military gear, from supply trucks to communications equipment, must not fall into the islamists' hands. >> but this is a problem... i mean, what has occurred here, a big problem. and we're going to have to work through it and manage through it with general idris and moderate opposition. >> ifill: general salim idris commands the western-backed rebels, but he's been forced to flee syria in recent days. today, though, his supporters insisted he invited the islamic front to intervene and take the warehouses back from an al qaeda group known as the islamic state of iraq and al-sham, or "isis." >> s.m.c. warehouses were ran over by isis, by the islamic state, three, four days ago. as a result of that, general selim idris sent a request to the islamic front to help protect these warehouses. >> ifill: the internal splintering among rebel groups has made it increasingly difficult for the u.s. to find a reliable partner to force syrian president bashar al assad from office. arizona senator joh
hagel said u.s. military gear, from supply trucks to communications equipment, must not fall into the islamists' hands. >> but this is a problem... i mean, what has occurred here, a big problem. and we're going to have to work through it and manage through it with general idris and moderate opposition. >> ifill: general salim idris commands the western-backed rebels, but he's been forced to flee syria in recent days. today, though, his supporters insisted he invited the islamic...
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senator hagel also said, "if sequester-level cuts persist" -- that's what we're talking about -- the second half trillion dollars that obama would be taking out of the military -- "if sequester-level cuts persist, we risk fielding a force that is unprepared." i can't imagine hearing that from our own secretary of defense but, sure enough, it's there. now, let me just show you, mr. president, the -- that why it is that our choices are down to only one choice. i have a map -- i don't have -- do you have a big one of this? okay. on this right here, if you look at december, it is now the 12th. yeah, it's the 12th. all right, the house leaves on -- at 11:00 on friday morning. now, they're gone. they're gone for the rest of the year. so anything we do that has to go to the house, they won't be there. it can't be done. we go for one more week starting the 16th, that's this coming monday, and we go all the way through here, where we'll be in session. now, anything that we would do or pass or amend could not go back to the house and that means we'd go into december 31st without any kind of a
senator hagel also said, "if sequester-level cuts persist" -- that's what we're talking about -- the second half trillion dollars that obama would be taking out of the military -- "if sequester-level cuts persist, we risk fielding a force that is unprepared." i can't imagine hearing that from our own secretary of defense but, sure enough, it's there. now, let me just show you, mr. president, the -- that why it is that our choices are down to only one choice. i have a map --...
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chuck hagel on a trip to singapore explained the u.s. move. >> we are going to continue to help in the humanitarian area which we have been doing consistently, but this is a problem. what has occurred here, big problem. >> as far as lethal aid from the u.s., we will go ahead and call that what it is, weapons from the cia, it's not clear whether that will stop, too. this all comes about a month before the u.s. is scheduled to take part in the talks in the hopes of ending the ongoing war in syria. i want to bring in our foreign affairs reporter. specifically what kind of nonlethal aid are we talking about, how will it impact the rebels? >> it's nothing that's really going to turn this conflict around. it was nonlethal aid, food, medical supplies, communications equipment, trucks. but what this meant, the fact the islamics seized the warehouses that belonged to the moderates is really a wake-up call for the administration that their policy on syria is really in shambles right now because islamists are gaining a lot of influence in the count
chuck hagel on a trip to singapore explained the u.s. move. >> we are going to continue to help in the humanitarian area which we have been doing consistently, but this is a problem. what has occurred here, big problem. >> as far as lethal aid from the u.s., we will go ahead and call that what it is, weapons from the cia, it's not clear whether that will stop, too. this all comes about a month before the u.s. is scheduled to take part in the talks in the hopes of ending the ongoing...
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jenna: i support the president's strong position on containment, is what chuck hagel just said, but steven joins us now. of course, you know about that, but i want to repeat it because some say it was a slip, you say it was intention bal. >> no, it's the difference between people said he misspoke or didn't know what he was talking about. it's what in washington is known as a gaffe, accidental and embarrassing telling of the truth. of course, the administration's real position on iran within the bowels of the your rocky, but -- bureaucracy, but i also think they are prepared to accept iran as a nuclear threshold state and to try to devise a policy to contain that. it's not a prevention strategy, and i think that's been, that's been demonstrated by the terms of geneva agreement which the president is now misrepresenting. jenna: how? >> well, for instance, he gave a talk in washington with last week in which e -- he said this deal does not have, does not grant iran any right to enrich uranium. and yet it recognizes that iran enriches uranium, it allows iran to continue to enrich uranium, and
jenna: i support the president's strong position on containment, is what chuck hagel just said, but steven joins us now. of course, you know about that, but i want to repeat it because some say it was a slip, you say it was intention bal. >> no, it's the difference between people said he misspoke or didn't know what he was talking about. it's what in washington is known as a gaffe, accidental and embarrassing telling of the truth. of course, the administration's real position on iran...
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today, chuck hagel warned pakistani leaders to resolve anti-drunk protest stalling nato shipments across the border of afghanistan and pakistan wants to continue to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in u.s. military aid. ukraine, whiching political has been gripped by more than two weeks of mass antigovernment protests and at issue, the president's decision to freeze ties with the european union and the align himself and his country further with russia. today, and they they rejected the discussions until certain demands were met and democratic republican leaders have reached an agreement on a compromise and a total $632 billion, including more than $80 billion for overseas operations such as the conflict in afghanistan. they are urging the house to vote on the bill before they leave on holiday this friday. joining me now is the fox news military analyst, genral, what is your reaction to the insistence that this bill be put into law in the least at least voted completely on the house by friday? >> i think that it's going to be very difficult to do that. and i'm quite surprised that
today, chuck hagel warned pakistani leaders to resolve anti-drunk protest stalling nato shipments across the border of afghanistan and pakistan wants to continue to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in u.s. military aid. ukraine, whiching political has been gripped by more than two weeks of mass antigovernment protests and at issue, the president's decision to freeze ties with the european union and the align himself and his country further with russia. today, and they they rejected the...
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in the case of secretary hagel, i would think that one day is not quite long enough to file a motion to cut off debate and claim it's a filibuster. what about judges? has the senate been slow on judges? this year the senate has confirmed 36 of the president's second-term nominees to circuit and district courts compared with 14 for president bush at this point in his second term in 2005. these things are never exact because there are vacancies for a variety of reasons. that's a pretty big difference. very hard to argue that it's unfair. but the majority leader did argue successfully that the minority was holding up district judges in order to negotiate for other points. he did that in the second time that a bipartisan group of us sat down to talk about how to change the senate rules so we could move along better. and so what the senate agreed to do earlier this year was to change the rules to make it easier to confirm district judges. here's the procedure. remember, first they have to be on the calendar. how do they get on the calendar? a committee majority puts them on the calendar.
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>> i'm glad chuck hagel is over there and i hope he takes a tough line. he said it before. whether it's 2014 or 2034, we are going withdraw. afghanistan never works for us. occupying. does it? >> we need to find a way out and we are trying to do it as gracefully as we can. >> all right. >> i love it. >> up next, what if anything did we learn today? >>> this winter storm and ice and cold won't end. we had one storm after another and we are watching another arctic plast from the great north. the high in minneapolis is minus 1. a lot of icy weather we dealt with is over with in the northeast. drive cavely as it refreezes tonight. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. (aaron) purrrfect. (vo) meee-ow, business pro. meee-ow. go national. go like a pro. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list mem
>> i'm glad chuck hagel is over there and i hope he takes a tough line. he said it before. whether it's 2014 or 2034, we are going withdraw. afghanistan never works for us. occupying. does it? >> we need to find a way out and we are trying to do it as gracefully as we can. >> all right. >> i love it. >> up next, what if anything did we learn today? >>> this winter storm and ice and cold won't end. we had one storm after another and we are watching another...
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. >>> a rare trip to pakistan for chuck hagel. it is the first trip there for a pentagon chief in three years. his meetings with pakistan's prime minister over tensions with drone strikes and hopes to repair the relationship. he made a surprise visit to troops over the weekend and told them a possible budget deal could restore money to the military but notably he did not meet with president hamid karzai who ruffled feathers by refusing to sign a security deal. >>> a pod of wayward whales has risen. officials found 11 dead pilot whales in the florida keys sunday afternoon bringing the number of recovered character casts carcasses to 52. officials do not know the status of the remaining whales. >>> okay, a bizarre plane incident left one passenger with quite the surprise. tom wagner was on united flight from louisiana to california when he awoke to find the flight empty and the plane locked. >> i looked up at the ceiling and i saw the lights were out, looked down the aisle an nobody was home. >> you can hear more of wagner's intervi
. >>> a rare trip to pakistan for chuck hagel. it is the first trip there for a pentagon chief in three years. his meetings with pakistan's prime minister over tensions with drone strikes and hopes to repair the relationship. he made a surprise visit to troops over the weekend and told them a possible budget deal could restore money to the military but notably he did not meet with president hamid karzai who ruffled feathers by refusing to sign a security deal. >>> a pod of...
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hagel hassess the job done? >> i think he has done a great job. he has been very open and reaching out to congress. he has been a good partner to work with. he does not know what his budget is from week to week. in light of all of that, i think he is doing a great job. he has certainly been open in communicating that congress cap the relationship and a good place. >> thank you very much for being this week's newsmaker. >> thank you for the chance. >> let me turn to our two reporters. let's begin where we began with the interview. that is afghanistan. what did you hear from him? >> we heard him say we need to ease up a little bit. there is a lot of hard rhetoric coming from both sides in washington and kabul over whether to keep troops there and in what conditions. there was also some talk of a deadline by the year end. the obama administration wanted something signed by the end of the year. now we're hearing let's take our time. maybe we do not need to rush it through after all. that is probably what is going to happen. >> on iran? >> i think he i
hagel hassess the job done? >> i think he has done a great job. he has been very open and reaching out to congress. he has been a good partner to work with. he does not know what his budget is from week to week. in light of all of that, i think he is doing a great job. he has certainly been open in communicating that congress cap the relationship and a good place. >> thank you very much for being this week's newsmaker. >> thank you for the chance. >> let me turn to our...
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hagel announced today the u.s. is open to selling advanced weapons like missile defense systems to u.s.-friendly nations. the move is seen as a way to counter iran's military ambitions. hagel added that even though the west agreed to a temporary deal to limit iran's nuclear capabilities, tehran continues to pose a significant threat to the middle east. many u.s. allies in the region fear america is withdrawing from its traditional leadership role in the gulf. hagel pushed back on that idea saying after a decade of war, the u.s. will not shirk its responsibilities in the middle east. >> diplomacy want not operate in a vacuum. our success will hinge on america's military power. the credibility of our assurances to the allies and partners in the middle east. >> following the speech, hagel left for afghanistan where he is meeting with senior afghan officials in an effort to push presiden hamid karzai to sign a ral security agreement, which has already been agreed upon, but karzai has been dragging his feettin signing,
hagel announced today the u.s. is open to selling advanced weapons like missile defense systems to u.s.-friendly nations. the move is seen as a way to counter iran's military ambitions. hagel added that even though the west agreed to a temporary deal to limit iran's nuclear capabilities, tehran continues to pose a significant threat to the middle east. many u.s. allies in the region fear america is withdrawing from its traditional leadership role in the gulf. hagel pushed back on that idea...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel making a surprise visit to afghanistan today where he says he received assurances from that country's defense minister that a stalled security agreement with the united states will be signed in, quote, a very timely manner. but in a highly unusual move, the secretary chose not to meet with president hamid karzai who is the one holding up the pact that would keep thousands of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan after 2014 for training and counterterrorism missions. >> president obama and secretary of state john kerry discussing middle east policy at a washington forum today. the president addressing a wide range of issues including strained relation, with israel, the peace process between israel and the palestinians, as well as defending the recent nuclear deal with iran. >> what we have to do is make a decision as to given the options available, what is the best way for us to assure that iran does not get a nuclear weapon? the best way is to test this diplomatic pact. understanding that it's not based on trust. it's based on what we can verify. >> live i
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel making a surprise visit to afghanistan today where he says he received assurances from that country's defense minister that a stalled security agreement with the united states will be signed in, quote, a very timely manner. but in a highly unusual move, the secretary chose not to meet with president hamid karzai who is the one holding up the pact that would keep thousands of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan after 2014 for training and counterterrorism...
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secretary hagel said the u.s. is willing to start selling advanced weapons, things like missile defense systems to u.s. allies in the region. the move is seen as a way to counter iran's military ambition. he added that even though the west had agreed to a temporary deal to limit iran's nuclear capability, tehran still poses a significant threat to the middle east and the world. many allies in the region fear the u.s.'s withdrawing from its traditional role in the middle east but hagel said after a decade of war the u.s. will not shirk its responsibilities in the middle east. >> we know diplomacy cannot operate in a vacuum. our success will continue to hinge on america's military power, and the credibility of our assurances to our allies. >> following that he met with senior afghan officials in an effort to push karzai to sign a bilateral security agreement which has been agreed upon by president karzai, trying to win more concessions by the united states. once the deal is signed by karzai and everyone believes it
secretary hagel said the u.s. is willing to start selling advanced weapons, things like missile defense systems to u.s. allies in the region. the move is seen as a way to counter iran's military ambition. he added that even though the west had agreed to a temporary deal to limit iran's nuclear capability, tehran still poses a significant threat to the middle east and the world. many allies in the region fear the u.s.'s withdrawing from its traditional role in the middle east but hagel said...
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guest: hagel is doing damage control. secretary kerry was there the last couple of days to have consultations. many are worried about the -- many are worried about the missile efforts. states isy the united building up system, basically a missile defense system to protect the u.s. against missile threats from both iran and north korea. a lot of our friends and allies and partners in the middle east either currently have the things and want more of the things or do not have them and want them, and that is why hagel is out there to make sure that despite the controversies of the geneva plan, and it is controversial, that our allies and partners do feel more assured. it is an open question to see whether they genuinely are assured. host: jim from california, good morning, you are on. caller: the zionist think tank that put us into iran, and we got support for israel -- guest: jim, thank you for your comment. i am a former u.s. congressional staffer. i take personal offense that i put any foreign country interest over u.s. in
guest: hagel is doing damage control. secretary kerry was there the last couple of days to have consultations. many are worried about the -- many are worried about the missile efforts. states isy the united building up system, basically a missile defense system to protect the u.s. against missile threats from both iran and north korea. a lot of our friends and allies and partners in the middle east either currently have the things and want more of the things or do not have them and want them,...
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hagel announcing today that the u.s. is willing to sell advanced weapons like missile defense systems to u.s.-friendly nations in the persian gulf. the move is seen as a way to counter iran's military ambit n ambitions. hagel added that even though the west has agreed to temporarily -- agreement with iran, to limit iran's nuclear capabilities, tehran continues to pose a significant threat to the middle east. many alleys in the region believe the u.s. is withdrawing from the gulf but hagel pushed back on that idea, saying the u.s. will not shirk its responsibilities in the middle east. >> we know diplomacy cannot operate in a vacuum. our success will continue to hinge on america's military power. and the credibility of our assurances to our allies and partners in the middle east. >> following the speech, hagel left for afghanistan where he's meeting with senior afghan officials in an effort to push president hamid karzai to sign a bilateral security agreement with the united states. the agreement has already been agreed u
hagel announcing today that the u.s. is willing to sell advanced weapons like missile defense systems to u.s.-friendly nations in the persian gulf. the move is seen as a way to counter iran's military ambit n ambitions. hagel added that even though the west has agreed to temporarily -- agreement with iran, to limit iran's nuclear capabilities, tehran continues to pose a significant threat to the middle east. many alleys in the region believe the u.s. is withdrawing from the gulf but hagel...
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hagel is there to thank u.s. troops for service and training afghan national security forces. he'll also meet with his afghan counterpart to see if afghan troops are able to defend their own country. >>> former presidents george w. bush and clinton will join president obama at a memorial for nelson mandela next week as south africa mourns its former president, hundreds of people of all ages and colors are leaving candles, flowers, stuffed animals, balloons at the home of the civil rights icon. nelson mandela died thursday. he was 95 years old. mandela's legacy is definitely a complicated one. while in prison he was labeled a terrorist by the reagan administration. mandela even had to get a special waiver to visit the u.s. in the 1990s. he wasn't removed from that terrorist list until 2008. cnn editorial producer nadia bill check with us. this is a part of history that very few people know as well as they know the history of his days in prison and then what happened afterwards. why was he labeled a terrorist? >> let's go back to 1961. nelson mandela together with his comrade, a
hagel is there to thank u.s. troops for service and training afghan national security forces. he'll also meet with his afghan counterpart to see if afghan troops are able to defend their own country. >>> former presidents george w. bush and clinton will join president obama at a memorial for nelson mandela next week as south africa mourns its former president, hundreds of people of all ages and colors are leaving candles, flowers, stuffed animals, balloons at the home of the civil...
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politically, but they are a long way from appeared to your point, in terms of how much wiggle room hagel -- iranians havehe two big goals. one, gets much sanction relief as they can because agents for their economy. they have anywhere from 80 billion to 100 million foreign reserves, but they can only act fraction of that. two, they have lost a lot of oil and expert revenue -- export revenue. their suffering massive inflation right now in iran. khamenei and rouhani are trying to ease the economic pain, but they're trying to get as much as possible on the nuclear program. i think they're doing a good job. iran continues -- the state department introduce a state department. by the way, hezbollah fighters are in syria helping the assad regime. in addition, iran is also supporting hamas and other sort of anti-israeli terrorist groups that have attacked israel in the past. the idea that just because rouhani is elected that it washes away the pass is very shortsighted. if there is an opportunity there , we should move forward without any illusion. is jack from a soda, independent line, good mor
politically, but they are a long way from appeared to your point, in terms of how much wiggle room hagel -- iranians havehe two big goals. one, gets much sanction relief as they can because agents for their economy. they have anywhere from 80 billion to 100 million foreign reserves, but they can only act fraction of that. two, they have lost a lot of oil and expert revenue -- export revenue. their suffering massive inflation right now in iran. khamenei and rouhani are trying to ease the...
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hagel made the comments while addressing lead areas. >> six suspects are in police custody, aconfused of stealing radioactive material. the men are being interrogated by the police to see if they played a part in the role of stealing the cobalt 60. most the material was covered. the suspects from treated and released from the hospital yesterday they tested negative for radioactive poisoning. >> a treacherous storm moving through the midsection. u.s., a band of ice, snow and freezing temperatures stretches from the texas border north-east of the ohio valley. millions are hungering down. they are expected to last throughout the weekend. texas as been hit hard. a quarter of a million are without power and plights are cancelled along with the other events. >> the storm is on the move. around dallas we can see a little in the way of sleet. not adding to the impact. the world pinnacle condition will be the term tours. it won't stay cold. any melting that we see will refreeze. this is a look at a radar scene. you can see all the moisture moved to the north and east, left behind with a blanke
hagel made the comments while addressing lead areas. >> six suspects are in police custody, aconfused of stealing radioactive material. the men are being interrogated by the police to see if they played a part in the role of stealing the cobalt 60. most the material was covered. the suspects from treated and released from the hospital yesterday they tested negative for radioactive poisoning. >> a treacherous storm moving through the midsection. u.s., a band of ice, snow and freezing...